Ironing-machine.



No. 836,?97. PTTBE NGV. 27, 19(36,

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W'lLLlAlVI EDWARD ANDRE, OF CHUAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR T() NELSON & KREUTER COMPANY, OF CHTCAGO, LLIXOS, A COR.-

YORATON OF ILLINOS.

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The obj ect of my invention is to provide a machine in which the operation of ironing will he performed in a manner which conforms as nearly as possible to that of hand-A ironing.

To this end l employ, in conjunction with an ironing-hoard, an ironing-plate of novell character and novel means for o erating the plate, With a view to accomplisli ject indicated.

While the sphere of usefulness of my ironing-machine is not confined to any one class of garments, yet it is particularly adapted to the ironing of shirt-besoins, the constantlyreciprocating action of the rocking ironingplate serving to polish, as Well as to iron, the shirt-bosom.

My invention consists in the various details of construction and combination or parts,

all as hereinafter described, and particularly i "and secured to the bottoni theref by the pointed ont in the claims.

` In the accompanying drawings, whichy illustrate the invention,A Figure l is a `front elevation, partly inseetion, of my ironingrnachinc'. Fig? is the same, illustrating a modified forni of mounting and actuating the `ironing-hoard. -Fig. 3 is a' plan view' of thev machine shown in Fi 2^.' Fig. 4 is adetail in vertical section'of t slower portion of the machine of Fig. 1, showing the steamV pennentions and controlling orleans.` -Fiy a top' plan view, partly in section, of t Te i plate showing the steam connections n. 6 is a vertical section on the lin "6' g'fllllig. 3. Fig. '7 is an end vievvof tliel iro ingelioard sliovvingv the guard. Fig-S'isidtaill-*of a clutch. Fig. 9 is a detailslivirigthe connection of lever and collarihFig'ffl Fig. 1() is a vertical sectional vievvlf thfll'ccentric for operating the ironing-platej Figi 11 is ay Specification of Letters Patent. Applicata nea November 10,1903. serial nu. mossi.

ing the oh- Patented Nov. 27, 1906,

bottoni plan view of the ironing-board arm inFig. 1, showing socket; and Fig. l2 isa detail, on an enlarged scale, of a portion of the machine shown in Fig. 1.

Referring in detail to the drawings, nnmeral l() indicates the supporting base or stand provided with lateral arms 11, extending Yin opposite directions from the upper portion thereof and provided With vertical eyes 12 'at their extremities. Rising from each of these eyes, respectively, are the standards i3 and 14, provided with shoulders resting on the upper faces of the eyes, as indicated by dotted lines. The standards are likewise provided with shoulders near their upper ex tremities, as shown b v dotted lines at the lower portion of the eyes 15 of the yoke 16, completing the framework of the machine. The standards are screw-threaded at both extremities, and nuts 17 clamp the framework securely together.

Revolnhly and slidably movable upon the standards 13 and 14, Fig. 1, are sleeves 1S, having lateral arms 19, each carrying a rig- -idlynionnted ironing-hoard 20.

The ironinghoard may be provided with a guard 26 to protect any portion of the garment which might overlap or fall from the Yir,onina-n1rface. As is nsnal thefiipper sur- 'ace oil the ironing-hoard may be provided with a covering of absorbent material. (Not shown in the drawings.)

CentralllvT Seated within the base 10, Fig. l,

holte 27, passing tliioug'li the? annular ilange "28,- is a steam-cylinder 2Q, from which protrudes' pvvardlv the piston-rod 30, carrying the head 31 and forming a 'plunger provided loosel),TV monn'ted'upo'rrthe arm, as herein` after described., thi plunger may operate `direotlynpon th'hardbas shown in Figs. 2 'and 7.

An `aperture34de provided in the-upper with a flange 32Ynear its' uppermost (5nd the The flange 32 reviousl l i l i l of the piston-rod being such that the pistonhead is immediately above the steam-port 3S when occupying its lowest position.

When the ironing-board is in its normal i position of rest, the arm 19 remains just out of contact with thc ilanged top of the pistonrod. The admission of steam to the cylinder is controlled by a three-way cock 39 of any usual construction, it not being deemed necessary to illustrate the same in detail. This cock is actuated, through the medium of the connecting-rod 40, by the handle 41. A pipe 42 connects the cock with the steam-port 38 in the cylinder.

Journaled in rearwardly-extending arms 43 from the voke 16 is a shaft 44, driven by the beltullmey 45, keyed thereto. A spurgear 46, ieyed upon the shaft near its inner end, meshes with the gear 47, rigidly mounted upon the short shaft 48, journaled in the lower portion 49 of the yoke 16 and provided at opposite extremities with the eccentrics 50. The peripheries of the eccentrics are turned off spherically, as are the inner surfaces of the straps borne upon them, in order to secure universal movement. Depending from these straps, respectively, are the connecting-rods 51, united by ball-and-socket joints 52 with the ironing-plate 53 near the opposite ends ofthe latter.

The action of these eccentrics when the short shaft is rotated by means of the gearing described is to impart a rocking motion to the ironing-plate and serves to iron the garment upon the ironing-board when the latter is elevated to its operative position; but for the pur ose not only of guiding the ironingplate w en the eccentrics are actuatin the same, but also for giving to it an en wise movement, I employ the short rods 54, pivoted to the arms 55, rigidly secured to the opposite ends of the ironinglate, and which reciprocate in inwardly-inc ined sleeves 56, secured to brackets 57 upon the standards 13 and 14, respectively.

One of the rods 54 is preferably slightly slotted at 54a to ermit o movement of the pivot-pin, and t us prevent binding when the late is actuated.

hen actuated, the ironing-plate, as each rod 54 rises in its inwardly-inclined sleeve, will be caused to move longitudinally in a direction away from the sleeve and toward it as the rod slides downward. Thus the alternate rising and falling of the pivot-rods produces a constant reciprocating motion siironing-plate and then elevated to permit the ironing-plate to rock upon it by turningr the i three-way cock so as to admit steam into the steam-cylinder. When it is desired to place another garment in position for ironing, the three-way cock is turned, so as to allow the steam to escape from the cylinder, when the force of gravity will restore the'ironing-board to its normal position, and it may be swung back to permit a board carried by the sleeve on the opposite standard to occupy its place under the ironing-plate, when the elevation may again occur.

In Fig. 2 I have shown different means for mounting and operating the ironing-board. I provide one sleeve 21, rotatable upon the standard 14 and having a plurality of radiating arms 22, each supporting an ironingboard 20. The base of the ironing-board in this construction takes the form of a saddle 23, which rides upon the outer end 24 of the arm 22 and depends below it.

Reciprocating in the socket 59, suitably secured to the bottom of the stand 10 and the reviously-described sleeve 35, is the rod 62, raving the fixed collar 63 and the lower loose collar 64, retaining the coiled spring 65, which surrounds the rod. The lower collar rests upon the yoke 66, formed in the lever 67, which is fulcrumed to one side of the stand by a pivot connection 68. The up er end of the rod 62 carries a chair 69, whic i engages the under face of the depending flan es of the saddle, so as to raise the board 20. By actuatingthe lever 67 thc result will obviously be to raise the ironing-board independently of the arm 22, the coiled spring absorbing the jar incident to the operation.

While one garment 1s being ironed, work may be mounted upon a board carried by another arm and swung into place as the one carrying the ironed garment is swung from under the ironing-plate.

The lever 67 is actuated through the medium of the connecting-rod 70, which communicates with theeccentric 71 upon the gear 72, mounted upon a stud-shaft suitably secured in the framework of the machine. This gear 72 meshes with a smaller gear 73, loosely mounted upon the shaft 44 and adapted to ICO IIO

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WILLIAM ElNVAl-H) ANDREI.

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Louis li, GILLSON` E. M. KLA'ILHER. 

